56, Portland Road, LU4 8AY
56 Portland Road is a 64 m² / 689 sq ft terraced home in Luton. It sold for £36,500 in February 1997. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £262k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £193k to £253k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 2 July 2026.
- Sale history
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£36,500 on Feb 1997
- Internal area
- 64 square metres (689 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £570 per square metre (£53 per square foot) in Feb 1997. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £4,096 per square metre (£381 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Feb 1997 £36,500 £570 £262,162 £4,096 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 64 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £262,162. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Luton are now selling for between £3,020 and £3,950 per square metre (£280 and £366 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 64 m², this implies a valuation between £193,000 and £253,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Type
- Terrace
- Council tax band
- B
- Plot size
- 130 square metres (1,399 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Title number
- BD197257
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Title address
- 56 Portland Road, Luton
- Owner
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PEABODY TRUST
(Company reference number: 7741)
Proprietor address: 45 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB
Price paid on title: £36,500
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 05 Apr 2023
This property has been flagged on the basis of:
- Listed in the 2011 NROSH social housing extract.
- EPC tenure recorded as social rental.
- Land Registry records the owner as Peabody Trust (a Regulator of Social Housing registered provider).
- Summary:
- 18 August 2011 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Reason for EPC:
- None
- Tenure:
- Social rental
- Property type:
- None , has 3 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
- Area:
- 64 sqm (689 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
56 Portland Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £262,162.
- Based on an internal area of 64 m² and recent prices in Luton, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £193,000 to £253,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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